Mechanism of activation of contact-dependent growth inhibition tRNase toxin by the amino acid biogenesis factor CysK in the bacterial competition system.

ABSTRACT: Contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) is a bacterial competition mechanism, wherein the C-terminal toxin domain of CdiA protein (CdiA-CT) is transferred from one bacterium to another, impeding the growth of the toxin recipient. In uropathogenic Escherichia coli 536, CdiA-CT (CdiA-CTEC536) is a tRNA anticodon endonuclease that requires a cysteine biogenesis factor, CysK, for its activity. However, the mechanism underlying tRNA recognition and cleavage by CdiA-CTEC536 remains unresolved. Here, we present the cryo-EM structure of the CysK:CdiA-CTEC536:tRNA ternary complex. The interaction between CdiA-CTEC536 and CysK stabilizes the CdiA-CTEC536 structure and facilitates tRNA binding and the formation of the CdiA-CTEC536 catalytic core structure. The bottom-half of the tRNA interacts excl

SUBMITTER: Feng Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11724271 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature